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Screening for serum biomarkers in patients with chronic hepatitis B with hepatitis B surface antigen seroclearance, following pegylated interferon alpha therapy.
Molecular medicine reports - 1 Jan 2015
Wang Zheling, Li Xiaofei, Shi Changhe, Zhang Min, Chen Ru, Wu Wei, Hou Qingshun, Ke Wei, Fan Tianli, Wen Zirong, Hao Xinjie, Qu Naifang
Abstract excerpt
Chronic hepatitis B (CHB) is one of the most common infectious disease worldwide and a leading cause of death. Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) has previously been proven to be a steady biomarker that may be used to predict clinical outcomes. The amount of circulating HBsAg has been reported to reflect the number of infected hepatocytes. An advantage of pegylated interferon alpha (peg-IFN-α) is that as a...
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